Roll-film carrier



O. 'C. HUMMEL.

ROLL FILM CARRIER. APPLICATIONIILED APR. 16, 1919.

Patented May 25, 1920.

WITNESSES uuirsn srArss PATENT QFFICE.

ORVILLE CHARLESVVI-IUMIVIEVL, or NAUVQO, ILLINOIS.

Y Bonn-FILM CARRIER.

' 5 Application filed April 16,

To cZZ when it may co a 7cm Be it known that I, ()nviLnn CHARLESIIU'M'MEL, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at l a-uvoo, countyof'Ha-ncock, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Roll-FilmCarriers, of which the following isaspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in carriers for film rolls, and itconsists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a roll film carrier in which anumber of containers for film rolls may be carried and protected fromthe weather, and in which means is provided for inserting containershaving exposed films at the bottom of the carrier and for removingcontainers having unexposed films at the top.

I A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which will take up a minimum amount of room, while at the sametime providing for keeping track of the exposed and unexposed films.

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a neat carrying case forcontainers of roll films, which is light in weight, made of few parts,and iseasily operated.

()thcr objects and advantages will appear in the followingspecification, and the novel features of the invention will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom- Jan in drawin s formin art ofthis a plication, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of thecarrier; I v

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the carrier; and nFig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of the carrier,showing the latter in its open position.

In carrying out my invention I provide a casing which is preferably madeof leather, and which consistsof the side members 1 and 2, a frontportion 3. and a back 4. The ends of theside members are'rounded asshown at 1 and 2*, and the back l is extended at both ends to provideend flaps or covers 5 and 6 respectively. I These end or cover portionsare adapted to fold over and to be fastened to the front portion 3 bymeans of snap fasteners 7 or in any other suitable manner.

Each of the side members has a guide loop I Specification of LettersPatent.

' these containers.

- 7 Patented May 25, 1920.

1919. Serial No. 290,487.

like that shown at 8, and is provided near.

one end with an opening through which a strap 9 may be passed. The strap9 serves as a shoulder strap and also as a means for retaining the filmcontainers in position, as will be explained later. It will be notedthat the front portion 3 terminates short'of the rounded ends ofthesidemembers 1 and A movable bottom 10' is provided, this bottom beingmade of metal or'other suitable material. r

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be thoroughly understood. The dimensions of thecarrier are such asto conveniently receive a number of containers suchas roll films are usually carried in. In Fig. 2 I have shown, in dottedlines, six of When it is desired to use a film, container a shown at thetop of the carrier is opened, the film is placed in the camera and theexposures are made, the empty container in the meantime being replacedin its proper position, 2'. 6., at the top.

vAfter the exposures are made the film is 'bottom is loosened andopened, and a finger is placed underneath the bottom 10 and theremaining five film containers are pushed upwardly, the container 64having the exposed film being inserted in the place of the container 7.The container 6 will now be at the top and the false bottom 10 will nowsep arate the container f from thecontainer a.

In a similar manner any number of film containers may be inserted at thebottom, and other containers having unexposed films removed from thetop. Eventually the false bottom 10 will appear at the upper end of thecarrier. The user of the device will then knowthat all the films havebeen exposed.

It will beseen that the shoulder strap 9 has a double function ofaffording a suspending film containers from dropping out at the bottomwhen the bottom'fiap 5 is opened By pulling that portion of the strapwhich means for the carrier and also of keeping the This device iscompact, neat in appearance, and will keep the films from injury.

I- It also insures against double exposure, since; one oan alweys"-teli'wlhether the film in given container hasb'eenexposed ift'he con-vtainersslareinserted and removedesde;-

Iehtini: I s l H T "L ;1.:A- roilifilmnarrier'gcomprising aicgtsinghaving ei-@1161 siden enlbers 'a front tennis j ven'fds of the" sidemembers, a carrying strap I -j ecentx end of the 1.

'nating short oi saidj sidemenlbers', a back, 1)ro'v1ded'--w1t11-endflaps adapted to cover the having; aid portion farrzingec L to extendbetween theside members at point beyond the. ad 7 rent, whereby articles-mey be passed 'intefthe' casing in position to "be snpportediby thestrap, and a movable liaise bettorn' admpted to. rest; normally, on seid'eerrying strapfor reoeiying thearticles.

g 2. A roll film carrier coniprisingefront portion, sidemembersextendingbeyond the ends-of the, frontportion; said side membershavingv registering openings, zt'back pro-' j'vided" with end flapsadapted'to cover the ends of the side members, a Carrying strap having aportion arranged to extend-through to thefoppo'siteend o f the casing.

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